AI Programmer

Summary

Join People Can Fly, a leading independent AAA game development studio, and contribute to the development of exciting projects like Maverick, a AAA action-adventure game developed in collaboration with Microsoft. Work alongside experienced professionals in a global environment, utilizing your skills in AI programming and Unreal Engine. The role involves implementing game features, collaborating with senior developers, and participating in code reviews. People Can Fly offers a comprehensive benefits package, including full health and dental coverage, retirement matching, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in console/PC game development
• Participation in the completion of at least 1 title during the production cycle
• Solid skills in primary programming language (C++), fluent usage
• Solid foundation in mathematics (3D math, matrices, linear algebra)
• Basic knowledge of physics and classical mechanics
• Good understanding of algorithms and techniques commonly used by AI teams in game development
• Experience in performance measurement and optimization
• Experience in programming various game development AI topics such as movement, navigation, or decision-making logic
• Ability to write robust, efficient, and reliable code
• Experience with source control and code review tools (Swarm, Perforce, Git, etc.)
• Good knowledge of Unreal Engine
• Solid verbal and written communication skills in English

Responsibilities

• Implement tasks and features in a timely fashion with minimal support from more senior programmers
• Work with more senior developers to breakdown tasks, update progress, ask questions and raise issues when needed
• Collaborating with PCF Framework to integrate shared components, and augment stability/features of shared modules
• Participate in code reviews to share knowledge and learn from other team members
• Create documentation according to Team Standards
• Work across multiple disciplines on the behaviors of a large variety of non-player characters
• Work closely with the design team and iterate with them game features while gathering feedback from iterations
• Create dedicated tools and features
• Test, debug, profile and optimize implementations
• Maintain and extend the existing Unreal Engine AI framework and tools
• Design, implement into engine and maintain new AI features
• Track work in production systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with various programming languages
• Mastery of project management software (JIRA, Confluence, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of JIRA, Swarm, and Perforce
• Advanced skills in performance and optimization
• Familiarity with multithreading

Benefits

• Benefit package 100% paid by PCF. Insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $1000 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage)
• Full Dental coverage, including major dental and orthodontics
• 4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1
• Paid week off during Winter Holidays
• 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days
• Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents
• Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment
• Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do